フォーク

(2 entries)
Alternative writings: ホーク
JLPT:N5
Frequency:
1

A utensil used for eating — a metal implement with prongs used to pick up food (fork).

Noun

Examples

サラダはフォークで食べてください。

Please eat the salad with a fork.

フォークとナイフをテーブルに並べる。

Set the fork and knife on the table.

ケーキはフォークで切らずに刺して食べる。

Don't cut the cake with a fork; stab it and eat.

2

A type of baseball breaking pitch with a big downward movement — the forkball (often abbreviated to "fork").

NounBaseballAbbreviation

Examples

彼の決め球は速いフォークだ。

His out pitch is a fast forkball.

フォークで空振り三振を奪った。

He struck him out looking with a forkball.